Families are fighting plans by Trentham Estate to stage even more summer concerts - after complaining the music can be heard more than two miles away.

The Stone Road attraction has applied for permission to hold 16 live music shows this year - instead of the usual 12.

It wants to stage 15 summer concerts as well as a 'proms'-style event in April to celebrate its 15th anniversary.

Trentham Leisure - which runs the Trentham Estate - also wants to impose a ban on bringing glass bottles to the popular Saturday night 3,000-capacity open-air events.

But neighbouring residents have hit out at the leisure giant's plan to vary its current licence - saying concert noise makes it 'impossible' for them to relax in their gardens.

Many of the concerts are sold out within minutes.

In a joint letter to Stafford Borough Council's licensing department, more than a dozen residents living near Ash Green Primary School said: "When Trentham Leisure was first granted a licence to hold events, one of the conditions was that amplified music should not be heard from the boundaries of nearby properties. Regretfully, it has consistently failed to monitor this and to take action to ensure compliance.

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"Every time an event is held, amplified music and commentary can be clearly heard across the local area. At some events, the volume is so excessive that it can be heard by residents sitting in their living rooms with the television on. A recent example is the Christmas lights switch-on where the music could be heard several miles away in Newstead.

"And on Saturday evenings in the summer it is impossible for residents to relax in their gardens without being subjected to the music at yet another live event."

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The letter added: "We all applaud Trentham Leisure for the difference it has made on the site and we all give our support by regularly visiting and buying from businesses. None of us are 'anti-Trentham Leisure' and we all recognise the fantastic benefits the estate brings to Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

"However, with this popularity surely comes a responsibility to ensure that the business is one that is appropriate and considerate to the impact of local residents."

This year's summer concerts will run every Saturday between June 1 and September 7. They will operate between 7.30pm and 10pm, with the gates opening at 5.30pm.

Music-lovers enjoying the ABBA tribute concert.

Attraction bosses say they want to increase the amount of concerts due to the high demand for tickets.

Hannah Mannion, from Trentham Gardens Amphitheatre, said: "In line with our current summer outdoor concerts format, we'd like to extend this from 12 to 15 concerts due to high demand for tickets. Our 12 concerts currently operate at 96 per cent capacity. Additionally we'd like to apply for a 16th musical event on a Saturday in April to celebrate our 15-year anniversary."